[s-cars] Tires for urS4? - want opinion

[LL - NY]

I have Falken FK451's (current iteration is FK452, they look seemingly
identical) which I bought when Kumho MX's were unavailible. They turn out to
have a somewhat soft sidewall (softer than my Eagle F1 GSD3's, but notably
stiffer than say my Mom's Kumho KH16 economy touring tires) and they stick
like crazy, but their response is somewhat...soft, as in not quick. Not
horrible mind you, but I wouldn't buy these tires for a sports car. The big
advantage (besides that they really are grippy) is that they are quiet, and
grippy when wet.

LL - NY

On 8/7/08, Lee Levitt <lee at wheelman.com> wrote:
>
> The old Toyo UHP tires had thin sidewalls and were very light...I
> don't remember if the sidewalls were paper thin, but they sure were
> less beefy than other tires I've driven. And they handled pretty good...
>
> Lee
>
>
> At 11:01 AM 8/7/2008, matt ludwig. wrote:
> >maybe from people with cars that way half as much as the UrS? no clue
> >otherwise...
> >
> >
> >matt.
> >
> >
> >
> >On Aug 7, 2008, at 10:58 AM, mike claire wrote:
> >
>
> > > Yeah I'm a little late to this one. But I saw a reference to General
> > > Exclaims and I'm compelled to respond.  Friends don't let friends buy
> > > Exclaims! They are not performance tires in spite of what you read on
> > > Tirerack.
> > >
> > > I special-ordered a set locally and had them mounted sight unseen
> > > after I read the Tirerack reviews. I learned my lesson.
> > >
> > > I drove them 5 miles, turned around and had them taken off. This
> > > failed experiment cost me $$$ but I didn't care. I was penny wise and
> > > pound foolish as they say.
> > >
> > > Once dismounted, I pushed down on one from the top and it collapsed
> > > easily. The sidewall is paper thin.  How does it get such raves on
> > > Tirerack?
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
> Lee Levitt
> Needham, Massachusetts, USA
> '01 A4 1.8t quattro avant
> ''99 A6 quattro avant
> '97 A6 quattro avant
> '96 A6 quattro avant
>
>
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